El Dorado Hills, CA vs Placerville, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricEl Dorado Hills, CAPlacerville, CA
Population51,02610,762
Median Household Income$165,349$67,274
Median Rent$2,552/mo$1,234/mo
Median Home Value$909,500$473,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)107107
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.1%63.4%
Poverty Rate3.5%15.9%
Unemployment Rate5% (county)5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k174*449
Property Crime Rate /100k477*1,170
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr320320
Summer Highs90°F90°F
Winter Lows38°F38°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute32 min28.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher24.722.2
College Degree Rate59.9%23.4%
Foreign-Born %13.1%5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+8.5%-0.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices El Dorado Hills (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.